An old hand in the hospitality industry whom I happened to have small talk with two years ago told me in a subdued tone that Ethiopia would have been much better off,... Read more »
When it comes to opportunities or chances, it is usually comes in three rounds, isn’t it? One, two and Bingo! You get it or Boom! It vanishes into the air and you... Read more »
From the time of his rise to power, Premier Abiy has been proactively interacting with the international community starting from the neighboring countries. He traveled to Africa, America, the Middle East, China... Read more »
One of the major frontiers of reform for the incumbent government is the financial sector. Various financial reform measures have already been taken and others are also in the pipeline. The government... Read more »
In an interview he gave to a magazine called Efoyta published some 2 decades ago, a seasoned Ethiopian agricultural researcher whose name , regrettably, I could not remember, said something to this... Read more »
There is an Amharic proverb which goes like this: a king who has good ears to critics and advisors is sure to rule for a millennium. A few weeks ago the economist... Read more »
The strength of Chinese presence in Ethiopia is uncontested and undisputed. Nowhere in Africa is Chinese presence more evident than Ethiopia. Reports indicate that Ethiopia had licensed 1,294 Chinese investments in the... Read more »
Gold has always been the most sought-after object of desire both by the rich and the poor. Chemists call it the noble metal while economists name it as the currency metal. For... Read more »
Coffee is the most important export commodity for Ethiopia, accounting for about 34 percent of the value of all its exports in 2017/18.Ethiopian exports are estimated to reach 3.98 million bags of... Read more »
Agriculture accounts for 40 percent of the Ethiopian GDP, 80 percent of exports and 75 Percent of the workforce. Any measure that transforms the agriculture sector will definitely transform the lives of... Read more »